Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis

Question 1

What does xue fu zhu yu tang translate to?

Answer 1

Drive out stasis in the mansion of blood decoction.

Question 2

What are the ingredients in xue fu zhu yu tang?

Answer 2

Tao hong si wu tang (tao ren, hong hua, dang gui, chuan xiong, sheng di, bai shao), si ni san (chai hu, zhi shi, gan cao), niu xi, and jie geng.

Question 3

What are the actions of xue fu zhu yu tang?

Answer 3

Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis, spreads LV qi, and unblocks the channels.

Question 4

Which formula is indicated for pain in the chest and hypochondria, chronic, stubborn headache with fixed, piercing pain, chronic, incessant hiccough, a choking sensation when drinking, dry heaves, depression or low spirits accompanied by a sensation of warmth in the chest, palpitations, insomnia, restless sleep, irritability, extreme mood swings, evening tidal fever, a dark red tongue, dark spots on the sides of the tongue, dark or purplish lips, complexion or sclera, and a choppy or wiry pulse?

Answer 4

Xue fu zhu yu tang.

Question 5

Where is the blood mansion of xue fu zhu yu tang?

Answer 5

Above diaphragm, below the HT.

Question 6

What does tong qiao huo xue tang translate to?

Answer 6

Unblock the orifices and invigorate the blood decoction.

Question 7

What is tong qiao huo xue tang used for?

Answer 7

Accumulation of blood stasis in the head, face, and upper part of the body.

Question 8

What does ge xia zhu yu tang translate to?

Answer 8

Drive out stasis below the diaphragm decoction.

Question 9

What is ge xia zhu yu tang used for?

Answer 9

Blood stasis and LV qi stagnation in the area below the diaphragm.

Question 10

What does shao fu zhu yu tang translate to?

Answer 10

Drive out blood stasis in the lower abdomen decoction.

Question 11

What is shao fu zhu yu tang used for?

Answer 11

Blood stasis accumulating in the lower abdomen.

Question 12

What does shen tong zhu yu tang translate to?

Answer 12

Drive out blood stasis from a painful body decoction.

Question 13

What is shen tong zhu yu tang used for?

Answer 13

Painful obstruction due to the obstruction of qi and blood in the channels with body pain.

Question 14

What does shi xiao san translate to?

Answer 14

Sudden smile powder.

Question 15

What are the actions of shi xiao san?

Answer 15

Invigorates the blood, dispels blood stasis, disperses accumulation, and alleviates pain.

Question 16

Which formula is indicated for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, retention of the lochia, post partum abdominal pain, acute colicky pain in the lower abdomen, severe pain in the middle abdomen, or epigastric pain?

Answer 16

Shi xiao san.

Question 17

Which ingredients in Xue fu Zhu Yu Tang support the saying “ if Qi circulates, then blood will circulate”?

Answer 17

Chai Hu, Zhe Ke, Jie Geng.